BILINGUAL PLANT HR GENERALIST

Date Posted:
12/4/2025

Job Code:
HR0850

City:
Motley

State:
MN

Country:
United States of America

Category:
Human Resources

Description

Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with primary seafood processing operations and fleet support in twelve Alaska communities. Trident's global operations produce finished wild Alaska seafood products in 6 countries and its sales teams serve customers in over 50 countries. Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Species harvested and processed by Trident include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide.

Summary:

The Bilingual HR Generalist is an essential partner to our Motley Operations teams and provides comprehensive HR support to the management. Under the general direction of the Plant HR Manager, the generalist will administer policies and procedures in all areas of Human Resources.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides HR support to the operations teams, including administering company policies, procedures and programs.

• Facilitates the hiring process by posting, recruiting, interviewing and selecting employees to fill vacant positions along with the appropriate supervisor.

• Conducts employee onboarding and assists management with monitoring performance according to Trident standards.

• Keeps records and completes employment related forms, and documentation including separation forms and related documentation, conducts exit interviews as appropriate.

• Administers benefit programs and explains benefits information to employees. Conducts open enrollment meetings if required.

• Partners with leadership to resolve employee performance issues and assists supervisors with providing counseling to employees.

• Reviews and manages leaves of absence and requests for accommodation and insures compliance with ADA. Involves worker's comp team and/or appropriate level of leadership as necessary.

• Facilitates the employee performance review program to ensure compliance with Trident procedures and equity within the organization.

• Works directly with plant leadership to ensure compliance with company procedures for terminations, promotions, safety, and sexual harassment.

• Delivers training for employees as needed.

• May conduct or assist with investigations.

• Performs other similar or related duties as requested or assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Acquires knowledge of Trident's Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions.

• Notifies designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety trainings.

• May process employee timecards, payroll reports, Time Away From Work requests, etc. as needed.

• Other and similar duties as assigned and will vary depending on location.

This is a nonexempt position with an hourly rate of $26to $36.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package.Full time employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, vacation, sick time, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For seasonal/part time employees working in Motley, MN, sick and safe time is accrued bi-weekly. Seasonal employees will be notified if they become eligible for benefits.

Minimum Requirements

Required Qualifications: (Education, Years of Experience, Certifications)

• A minimum of two years' experience working in one or more of the following areas: recruiting and hiring, employee benefits administration, performance management, training and development, time and attendance/payroll administration or employee relations/compliance.
• Proficient at speaking, reading and writing in English and Spanish

Preferred Education & Experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• SHRM CP or HRCI PHR Certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Proficient in the MS Office Suite
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to gather, analyze and interpret data

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel or crouch and talk or hear.

The employee moves objects

• regularly up to 5 pounds

• occasionally up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception

Work authorizations:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

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